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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 30, 1930
Page
5
An old time ad touts Castoria as a gentle remedy for infants and children, while a parallel scene follows Grace and the singer Al after a club performance. Grace recalls a past heartbreak as Al sings her song to the crowd, concluding with a romantic stroll down Broadway.
Al Stone, a Blackie Joe's waiter, secretly loved by Grace Farrel, marries Molly Winton who later elopes with John Perry taking their baby Junior. Al becomes a star composer, Molly divorces, Junior dies, and Grace saves him. He recovers and later marries Grace at the Little Church Around the Corner.
Grace and Al, newly married, celebrate on Broadway and in a California dream, planning to live in California and pursue Al's songwriting. They discuss leaving Broadway, with Al announcing he is retiring from the stage to write songs full time and travel if needed, as the couple embraces a future beyond New York.
The article argues against paring corns as unsafe and ineffective. It promotes Holloway's Corn Remover as the better method to eradicate corns completely.
Indian life in Canada benefits as painted buffalo hides, nearly vanished, can be found within 15 miles of Ottawa. Dominion archaeologist of the National Museum in Ottawa announced he seeks painted robes and was shown a robe from East Templeton, Quebec. The unhaired side bears a painted design and the hide shows ancient thread from before white contact.
Alberta Electric Power built over 800 miles of new transmission lines in 1929 from Calgary, supplying electric light and power to 51 cities towns villages and hamlets across the province. The rest notes California forest cover and bat flight factoids.
An old advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a cure for liver torpor biliousness and related symptoms. It touts gentle action, vegetable composition, no calomel, and non habit forming use with small and red package sizes offered at 25 and 75 cents.
The Inter national Labor Bureau at Geneva reports 41 billion invested in moving pictures worldwide. The US leads employment with 225000 workers and 30060 superiors, while Germany, France, and England show thousands of jobs. The report notes limited international regulation and outlines future labor questions.
Mr Justice L A Cannon of the Quebec Court of Appeals is named as a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada to fill the vacancy from Justice Mignault's retirement. No Quebec court successor yet named. Announcement by Hon. Ernest Lapointe after a cabinet meeting in Ottawa.
A historic ad urges sufferers with slow healing sores to use Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for dressings to stop sloughing remove proud flesh draw out pus and promote clean new skin. It claims many attest to its efficacy when properly applied.
William A. Delano, president of the New York branch of the American Institute of Architects, urged British peers not to erect skyscrapers in London. Speaking before the Architecture Club in London, he warned Americans are being crushed by these "monsters" and urged not to copy this phase of the American experiment, urging restraint and caution.
A mother describes the constant joy and duty of child care and presents Baby's Own Tablets as a safe, quick remedy for common infant stomach and bowel issues. The ad claims the tablets ease colic, digestion, constipation, and teething pains, and notes no opiates, sold for 25 cents per box by Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont via mail or dealers.
The piece contrasts women’s eagerness for fashion with men’s preference for unchanged clothing. It argues male attire reflects a slower-changing code, not a fundamental psychic difference. Change in men’s fashion is framed as luck and practicality rather than instinct.
A large scale pawnshop is now located in Prague. It lends money on automobiles trucks and tractors. The loan is for 50 percent of the appraised value and the vehicle is kept in a special garage by the pawnbroker. Borrowers also pay garage rent.
A short devotional piece contrasts human struggle with faith in Providence. It cites Romans 8 28 and quotes Chauncy Hare Townshend and James Freeman Clarke to illustrate that those who love God see all events as for their good, growing through sunshine and winter alike with patience and gratitude.
A brief exchange shows He praising a show as clean and wholesome while She agrees with a muted, uncertain impression. The line hints at shared skepticism and casual sentiment about the performance.
Fossil remains indicate prehistoric elephants surpassed present day sizes, highlighting a history of much larger pachyderms. The evidence underscores dramatic changes in megafauna stature over geological time.
A Port Louis report from Mauritius states five of a six person shark fishing party were killed when their motorboat capsized in a squall in the Bay of Tamarino. The survivors tried swimming two miles to shore but sharks claimed all but one.
An estimate claims the output of a well known gramophone record factory over the past twenty one years would require more than a millennium to play if played continuously without needle changes.
Japan shows an estimated population rise of one million over the past year. Officials note continued aging trends and regional variations, with urban areas absorbing most growth while rural regions face stagnation.
A single banyan tree is reported to shelter 7,000 men at one time, highlighting an extraordinary natural sheltering feature observed in the area.
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